What is elephantiasis? Elephantiasis is a condition where the skin thickens and hardens after excessive swelling associated with lymph accumulation (lymphedema). It is most marked in the lower limbs but also commonly affects the scrotum in males, and may also affect the breasts and arms.
relent. 1  to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving. 2  to become less severe; slacken: The winds relented. 3  Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination. 4  Obsolete. to cause to slacken; abate. 5  Obsolete. to abandon; relinquish.
purulent. adjective. Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus: a purulent infection. Middle English purulente, from Old French purulent, from Latin pÅ«rulentus, from pÅ«s, pÅ«r- , pus; see p&ubremac;- in Indo-European roots. Origin of purulent.